Sickle-delta beta thalassemia: mild sickling disorder with serious morbidity in pregnancy.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of an outcomes-management program designed to provide high-quality patient care, generate data for outcomes research, and decrease costs in a managed-care environment. METHODS:An outcomes-management program was launched in June 1994, based on the elimination of wasteful or ineff...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Morris M,Levenback C,Burke TW,Dejesus Y,Lucas KR,Gershenson DM

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most large series of neonatal ovarian cysts are limited to those diagnosed in the newborn period. Eight cases of fetal ovarian cysts diagnosed prenatally by ultrasound have been reported, only one of which was aspirated in utero. Reported is the youngest fetus to undergo in utero aspiration of an ovarian cyst to reduc...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Landrum B,Ogburn PL Jr,Feinberg S,Bendel R,Ferrara B,Johnson DE,Thompson TR

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary vaginal stones in children are extremely rare but important because they are often mistaken for bladder calculi on plain film. CASE:A 13-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain. Physical and serial radiologic examinations found a hard mass anterior to the rectum. By vaginoscop...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Cetinkurşun S,Surer I,Demirbag S,Oztürk H

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 19-year-old phenotypic female with primary amenorrhea and 45X,0/46X,Y chromosomal mosaicism was found to have asymmetrical gonadal dysgenesis. Her lack of virilization precludes her precise categorization in the current nomenclature of gonadal dysgenesis and she is considered a unique variant of the syndrome of mixe...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Adashi E,Farber M,Safaii HS,Mitchell GW Jr

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Refeeding syndrome is a rare constellation of electrolyte abnormalities after reintroduction of glucose during an adaptive state of starvation and malnutrition, resulting in fluid shifts, end-organ damage, and, potentially, death. We present a case of fetal death in a patient with hyperemesis gravidarum comp...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Mayer KH,McGill AL

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endocrine effects of induction of ovulation with menotropins were studied in 43 patients: 11 with hypothalamic amenorrhea and 32 with the polycystic ovary syndrome. Patients with polycystic ovary syndrome had higher base-line values of serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), 17 beta-est...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Haning RV Jr,Austin CW,Carlson IH,Kuzma DL,Zweibel WJ

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hysterectomies are the most common benign gynecologic surgical procedures performed in the United States. Currently, there are no tissue models that exist to teach trainees the techniques for colpotomy during laparoscopic hysterectomy. To address this educational gap, we have created a laparoscopic colpotomy...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Cho M,Ulrich A,Lam C,Lerner V

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare temporal trends of urogynecologic mesh medical device reports with sentinel U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notices and to examine all linked reports of patient death. METHODS:The Reed Tech Navigator is an online tool used to extract and analyze data in the Manufacturer and User Facility D...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sassani JC,Artsen AM,Moalli PA,Bradley MS

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the rising rate of cesarean deliveries, the rate of placenta previa and placenta percreta will rise concomitantly resulting in a greater incidence of severe complications. CASE:This case report describes a pregnancy with a massive intra-abdominal bleeding due to placenta percreta at 14 weeks of gestati...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Roeters AE,Oudijk MA,Heydanus R,Bruinse HW

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare surgical outcome and quality of life of robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy with conventional laparoscopic hysterectomy. METHODS:For this controlled clinical trial, patients with benign indications for hysterectomy were randomized to receive either a robotic (robotic group) or conventional la...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sarlos D,Kots L,Stevanovic N,von Felten S,Schär G

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the use of prophylactic antibiotics, endometritis occurs in 1-31% of patients after cesarean delivery. We sought to identify predictors of prophylactic antibiotic failure. In a retrospective review of 1800 cesarean deliveries, 766 patients had either ampicillin or cefazolin prophylaxis; 240 (31.3%) developed e...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Chang PL,Newton ER

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To prospectively compare the Protein C Global assay results in a cohort of infertile women who conceived after assisted reproductive technology (ART) with results from women who conceived spontaneously. METHODS:Sixty-four infertile women who conceived after ART and 47 fertile women who conceived spontaneousl...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Younis JS,Shukha M,Ben-Ami M,Izhaki I,Blumenfeld Z,Brenner B,Sarig G

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of underlying maternal morbidities on the odds of maternal death during delivery hospitalization. METHODS:We used data that linked birth certificates to hospital discharge diagnoses from singleton live births at 22 weeks of gestation or later during 1995-2003 in New York City. Maternal ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Campbell KH,Savitz D,Werner EF,Pettker CM,Goffman D,Chazotte C,Lipkind HS

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate amniotic fluid arachidonic acid metabolites using enzymatic and nonenzymatic (lipid peroxidation) pathways in spontaneous preterm birth and term births, and to estimate whether prostanoid concentrations correlate with risk factors (race, cigarette smoking, and microbial invasion of amniotic cavity...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Menon R,Fortunato SJ,Milne GL,Brou L,Carnevale C,Sanchez SC,Hubbard L,Lappas M,Drobek CO,Taylor RN

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the overall reduction in ovarian cancer risk associated with the use of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) and whether reduction in risk is affected by specifics of OCP use, such as formulation or duration of use. DATA SOURCES:We searched PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Havrilesky LJ,Moorman PG,Lowery WJ,Gierisch JM,Coeytaux RR,Urrutia RP,Dinan M,McBroom AJ,Hasselblad V,Sanders GD,Myers ER

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of unusual postpartum fever in foreign nationals are presented. Prolonged work-up led to the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis as a cause of postpartum fever that responded well to antituberculous drugs. The signs and symptoms illustrated by these cases should alert physicians to consider tuberculosis in t...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Brar HS,Golde SH,Egan JE

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A preterm birth prevention program consisting of risk scoring, intensive weekly observation including cervical examinations, and detailed education about preterm labor signs and symptoms was tested in a predominantly black, indigent population. One thousand high-risk women were randomized to treatment or control group...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Goldenberg RL,Davis RO,Copper RL,Corliss DK,Andrews JB,Carpenter AH

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care in the United States has become a privilege rather than a right. Patients who have the greatest need are the ones most likely to be denied this privilege. Despite recent advances in disease detection and treatment, many patients do not receive even the bare minimum of care. The high complexity of the healt...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Westin SN,Bustillos D,Gano JB,Fields MM,Coker AL,Sun CC,Ramondetta LM

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of nonfatal air embolism from orogenital sex in the 30th week of pregnancy is described. Because of a delay in the diagnosis, the patient did not receive hyperbaric oxygen therapy until 39 hours after the incident. Severe neurologic dysfunction persisted despite hyperbaric therapy. The world literature on oroge...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Bray P,Myers RA,Cowley RA

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of raloxifene on the response to conjugated estrogen cream or nonhormonal moisturizer in postmenopausal women with preexisting signs of vaginal atrophy. METHODS:Postmenopausal women with preexisting and untreated vaginal atrophy were enrolled in this parallel, placebo-controlled, randomiz...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Parsons A,Merritt D,Rosen A,Heath H 3rd,Siddhanti S,Plouffe L Jr,Study Groups on the Effects of Raloxifene HCI With Low-Dose Premarin Vaginal Cream.

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The history of gynecology and surgery in America has been well documented. However, a landmark operation took place in 1856 that has gone unrecognized in modern surgical texts. CASE:William J. Baker and associates performed the first successful abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Hall JJ,Hall DJ

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to ascertain the usefulness of urinary 17-ketosteroids (17-KS) in the evaluation of hirsutism, 28 paired determinations of 17-KS and serum androgens were performed in 26 hirsute women before (control) and after (post Dex) 7 days of dexamethasone (Dex) administration. Upper normal control and post Dex urinary ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Maroulis GB,Manlimos FS,Abraham GE

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes an instrument to recover fertilized ova from the human uterus without anesthesia. Two hundred sixty-five lavages were performed on 20 normal and presumed fertile women and on seven infertile women. Using 60 mL of fluid, median fluid recovery was 97% (range 65-100%). In the fertile women, ova were...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sauer MV,Bustillo M,Gorrill MJ,Louw JA,Marshall JR,Buster JE

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that maternal oral hydration would increase the amniotic fluid (AF) index in pregnancies with normal AF. METHODS:Forty women with a normal AF index (7.0-24.0 cm) were randomized to either the control or hydration group. Women in the hydration group drank 2 L of water and returned for t...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Kilpatrick SJ,Safford KL

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laceration of the iliac veins and their branches is a feared complication in abdominal sacral colpopexy. Hemorrhages can be extensive and difficult to control. CASE:We report a case of a patient who, while undergoing abdominal sacral colpopexy, was found to have confluence of the iliac veins at the level of...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lazarou G,Rahimi S,Cui N,Zormpa M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the influence of several maternal and neonatal variables on the recurrence of gestational diabetes mellitus. METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted on 90 of our patients whose index pregnancy was complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus and whose subsequent pregnancy was also managed at o...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gaudier FL,Hauth JC,Poist M,Corbett D,Cliver SP

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 22-month-old child with a large cyst of Gartner's duct suffered from recurrent episodes of urinary retention. Excision of such large symptomatic cysts has been recommended in the past. Marsupialization is discussed as an alternative to extensive excision. ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Muram D,Jerkins GR

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravascular fetal transfusion is an important therapeutic advance but is associated with several complications. Regression of an umbilical artery associated with transfusion is rare. CASE:A case of red blood cell alloimmunization managed by serial transfusions was complicated by functional loss of an umbi...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Smith JF Jr,Warner KD,Bergmann M,Pushchak MJ

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adult females with menorrhagia may have unrecognized mild von Willebrand's disease. Most females with known von Willebrand's disease report menorrhagia. CASE:A 38-year-old healthy female desired contraception. She described heavy menses lasting 8 days since menarche. History included uncomplicated vaginal d...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lukes AS,Perry S,Ortel TL

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether perioperative indomethacin and antibiotic administration at the time of examination-indicated cerclage placement prolongs gestation. METHODS:This is a randomized controlled trial performed at a single tertiary care hospital between March 2010 and November 2012. Women older than 18 years o...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Miller ES,Grobman WA,Fonseca L,Robinson BK

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00